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    SC* ? w r ? Mr. £. C# Banwiek #3 *X suggest, hmmrnr* that efforts be continu­ed to obtain the southeast quarter of Section Si, Known as the Pike acreage, if this land |i» be ob­tained at a reasonable figure.* Concerning the purchase of the Dotson property, 1 find on June 25, 1941 Mr* Bracken wrote fr* Jeffers *1 learned today that the eighty acres immediately west of our holdings shown on the mp in the name of Gun Dotson is to be sold at public a&otion for delinquent tames during the latter part of the ooalng month.} and also the lot Immediately east thereof, the description said delinquent tames on these lots are as follows i *X believe it would be very much to our ad­vantage to pick up the 120 acres as a natter of protection to our springs and wells. The cost would average around $8 per acre and we paid $20 per acre for the last $0 we purchased from muss®!*3® *X understand am other parties had in biding on this acreage and possibly we could not get it at snob a lew price. X recommend our repre­sentatives be permitted to bid up to #20 per acre if necessary in order to .acquire this land,” and on June 30, 1941 Hr. Jeffers A242 authorised purchase, the cost to be charged to WO 153?. Mr. Bracken wrote Hr. Jeffers October 1?, 1941 ^Recently the northerly 300 acres in Section 5 has been purchased by !*• 0. HcBell, and the Bund fell is located thereon; other parties are. active­ly negotiating few the Bg Quarter of Section 31 and th* St Quarter of Section 52 for housing develop* meat, and these last stationed quarter® adjoin our property. They report a negotiated price of $60 per acre, and we have been offered refusal on those two parcels.® *The westerly quarter section, or the @£ quarter Sec.30, B@li:, T20S Lot 4 (east of above) 124.22 22.50 10.00 advertising posting WS5755*